On March 1, 2009, the U.S. Coast Guard reported that a 21-foot
fishing boat was missing in the Gulf Coast near Clearwater, Florida.
Among the four passengers, were Marquis Cooper of the Oakland Raiders
and Corey Smith of the Detroit Lions, and two other men. The four men
left Clearwater Pass on February 28, 2009 at 6:30 a.m. and were
expected back later that night. The Coast Guard began searching for
the missing boat shortly after midnight on March 1, 2009. As of 12:00
a.m. local time on March 2, 2009 the fishing vessel had not been
located.

Marquis Cooper Career
Stats

Marquis Cooper (b. March 11, 1982
-age 26 in 2009)

Football Career

College:

University of Washington
Huskies

NFL Draft: 2004 / Round: 3 /
Pick: 79

Professional Teams:

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
(2004–2005)

Minnesota Vikings (2006)

Pittsburgh Steelers (2006)

Seattle Seahawks (2006)

Pittsburgh Steelers (2007)

Jacksonville Jaguars (2007)

Pittsburgh Steelers (2007)

Oakland Raiders (2008–present)

Career highlights and awards

Honorable mention All-Pac-10 (2002)

 

Sources:

Washington
Huskies biography

Oakland
Raiders biography

Coast
Guard searching for NFL players’ missing boat